After you determine your budget for the task, you must decide if you can do it yourself or hire outside help. If you DIY, you can get lots of free advice from experts at major retailers like Menards, Home Depot or Lowe’s. However, don’t overlook your neighborhood hardware store as a reliable source of information. You can also gain a great deal of knowledge online. If you hire a general contractor, he will make recommendations and eliminate some of the decision-making for you.

In any case, you will want to shop around before you begin in order to get a feel for what is available, what the costs are and what appeals to your taste. After you have made some choices, you will be faced with an amazing number of other decisions:

*You will probably want to go with a white tub, sink and toilet. White fixtures offer the fewest decorating challenges and come in the widest selection.

*If you shop for a shower, you will need to choose the size, shape, style, door, glass, shower head and plumbing among other offerings.

*Be aware that electrical considerations may limit your choice of some ceiling fans and light fixtures.

*After you select the vanity and sink, you can move on to choosing the faucet, cabinet knobs, toilet tissue holder, and towel bars.

*There are many modern choices for selecting wall tile and floor coverings. You will want to develop your decorating color scheme before committing.

*Be sure to measure your space carefully before choosing a medicine cabinet and/or mirror.

*After everything is falling into place, it’s time to start thinking about the decor. What colors or theme will you choose? The sky’s the limit when you go to choose the colors and patterns for walls, curtains, shower curtain, towels, soap dish set and wall pictures.

If you go into your bathroom remodeling with good planning and good ideas, you will be thrilled with the results and consider it time and money well-spent.

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Getting Rid of Rust Holes and Stains:

Removing any signs of wear and age such as limescale, water stains and rust is a worthwhile endeavour as it will instantly make your bathroom look fresh and clean. Using a good cleaner in the toilet such as Lysol Power Toilet Bowl cleaner will transform the look. Follow up using a lime and rust remover on the toilet and shower, bath and sink.

If you have any cracks or holes in your shower or bathtub, this can easily be repaired with a compound such as Bondo Tub and Shower Repair kit. Any uneven areas of color in your tub, shower or toilet can be treated with Oleum Tub and Tile Refreshing kit which is good at revitalizing your surfaces. Most good general home depot stores should stock these products and they come with full instructions.

Countertop Remodeling:

The tarnished countertop is a good area to look at, in the remodeling project. The surface needs to be keyed first with a light sanding to allow the paint to adhere effectively. After that, apply two coats of primer, allowing about thirty minutes of drying between each. Then, using a sea-sponge, to create a faux finish, apply three shades of a good quality acrylic paint. If you are painting onto a porcelain or tile surface use a gloss finish paint.

Old Mirror Renovating:

The bathroom mirror is the next area to look at in your project. It is quite easy to build a simple frame for the mirror to hide any stains, marks or chips that you have along the edges. If you want to replace the mirror, a good money saving idea is to actually buy two cheap ones and build a frame for each. Placing these two mirrors side by side on the wall creates a great contemporary look.

Next, it’s time to paint the bathroom walls. En effective technique is to use the sea sponge faux effect, as mentioned earlier with the countertops. Use soothing, warm shades of color. Make sure you remember to paint the ceiling. Using a waterproof paint, suitable for bathrooms is a good idea to prevent the build up of mildew and mold. If you are not sure on colors, then take a look in any library or magazine shop at the numerous home and garden magazines for some great bathroom remodeling ideas.

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